Santa Rosa, CA has a population of 172,066 people with a median age of 38 and a median household income of $61,050. Between 2014 and 2015 the population of Santa Rosa, CA grew from 170,782 to 172,066, a 0.75% increase and its median household income grew from $60,758 to $61,050, a 0.48% increase.

The population of Santa Rosa, CA is 57.1%White, 31%Hispanic, and 5.03%Asian. 31% of the people in Santa Rosa, CA speak a non-English language, and 88.7% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Santa Rosa, CA are Santa Rosa Junior College, with 4,827 graduates, Empire College School of Business, with 193 graduates, and N/A, with N/A graduates.

The median property value in Santa Rosa, CA is $386,100, and the homeownership rate is 52.7%. Most people in Santa Rosa, CA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 21.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Rosa, CA is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Santa Rosa, CA is $61,050. Males in Santa Rosa, CA have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,710. The income inequality of Santa Rosa, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.504 which is higher than the national average.

Households in Santa Rosa, CA have a median annual income of $61,050, which is more than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Santa Rosa, CA compares to that in it's parent locations.

In 2015, the income inequality in California was 0.504 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a -0.1% decline from 2014 to 2015, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

The 2015GINI for California is higher than the national average of 0.486. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comaprison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2015, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Santa Rosa, CA was Census Tract 515.03 with a value of $123,750, followed by Census Tract 524 and Census Tract 526, with respective values of $103,358 and $101,705.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Santa Rosa, CA colored by their Median Household Income.

12.6% of the population in Santa Rosa, CA (169,723 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 14.7%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 35-44, followed by Male 25-34 and then Female 25-34.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Santa Rosa, CA is White, followed by Hispanic or Latino and Unknown.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2014 to 2015, employment in Santa Rosa, CA grew at a rate of 3.58%, from 80,037 employees to 82,900 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Santa Rosa, CA, are Healthcare & Social Assistance, Retail trade, and Manufacturing. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Santa Rosa, CA, though some of these residents may live in Santa Rosa, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Santa Rosa, CA. In Sonoma County, CA the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 55-64, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 98 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $7,390. Monterey County, CA has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in California.

The closest comparable data for the census place of Santa Rosa, CA is from the county of Sonoma County, CA.

6-17

Male Majority

55-64

Female Majority

Sonoma County, CA residents 55-64 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in California. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 55-64, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

The closest comparable data for the census place of Santa Rosa, CA is from the county of Sonoma County, CA.

$7,390

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Sonoma County, CA were $7,390 in 2014, but $7,169 in 2013. These numbers represent a 3.08% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Sonoma County, CA are $$2,198 less than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Santa Rosa, CA compared to national reimburesments.

Medicare enrollees between the ages of 65 and 75 that have had treatment related to their diabetes and been categorized with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas. The closest comparable data for the census place of Santa Rosa, CA is from the county of Sonoma County, CA.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Sonoma County, CA between the ages of 65 and 75 had 2,048 eye exams, 2,657 hemoglobin tests, and 2,457 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

Female Medicare enrollees between the ages of 67 and 69 that have been classified with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas. The closest comparable data for the census place of Santa Rosa, CA is from the county of Sonoma County, CA.

In 2014, out of the 3,907 women in Sonoma County, CA between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 2,509 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Tehama County, CA has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 11.2%, the highest value of any county in California. This represents a 4.67% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 10.7%.

The following map shows all of the counties in California colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Humboldt County, CA has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 15.9%, the highest value of any county in California. This represents a 4.61% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 15.2%.

The following map shows all of the counties in California colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Monterey County, CA has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 10.6, the highest rate of any county in California. This represents a 12.8% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 9.4.

The following map shows all of the counties in California colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Santa Rosa, CA is home to a population of 172,066 people, from which 88.7% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Santa Rosa, CA is composed of 98,186White residents (57.1%), 53,306Hispanic residents (31%), 8,650Asian residents (5.03%), 6,234Two+ residents (3.62%), and 3,558Black residents (2.07%). The most common foreign languages in Santa Rosa, CA are Spanish (38,124 speakers), Chinese (1,305 speakers), and African Languages (1,302 speakers), but compared to other places, Santa Rosa, CA has a relative high number of Laotian (559 speakers), Mon-Khmer, Cambodian (715 speakers), and African Languages (1,302 speakers).

In 2015, the median age of all people in Santa Rosa, CA was 38. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 36, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 41. But people in Santa Rosa, CA are getting getting older. In 2014, the average age of all Santa Rosa, CA residents was 37.1.

In 2015, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 4.32MCalifornia residents, followed by Philippines with 878,605 and China with 555,855.

When compared to other states, California has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Armenia. In 2015, there were 70,340 people from Armenia living in California, approximately 6.8 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

As of 2015, 88.7% of Santa Rosa, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93%. In 2014, the percentage of US citizens in Santa Rosa, CA was 88.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Santa Rosa, CA compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2015, there were 1.84 times more White residents (98,186 people) in Santa Rosa, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 53,306Hispanic and 8,650Asian residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Santa Rosa, CA as a share of the total population.

50,082 of Santa Rosa, CA citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is higher than the national average of 21%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Santa Rosa, CA was Spanish. 22.2% of the overall population of Santa Rosa, CA are native Spanish speakers. 0.76% speak Chinese and 0.76% speak African Languages, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other census places, Santa Rosa, CA has a relatively high number of residents that are native Laotian speakers. In 2015, there were 559 native Laotian speakers living in Santa Rosa, CA, approximately 5.96 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Santa Rosa, CA awarded 5,020 degrees. The student population of Santa Rosa, CA is skewed towards females, with 2,455 male students and 2,565 female students. Most students in Santa Rosa, CA are White (3,166 and 63.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (1,230 and 24.5%), Two or more races (219 and 4.36%), and Asian (186 and 3.71%). The largest universities in Santa Rosa, CA by number of graduates are Santa Rosa Junior College (4,827 and 96.2%), Empire College School of Business (193 and 3.84%), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Santa Rosa, CA are Criminal Justice - Police Science (785 and 15.6%), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) (600 and 12%), and Automobile Mechanics Technology (239 and 4.76%). The median tuition costs in Santa Rosa, CA are N/A for private four year colleges, and N/A and N/A respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Santa Rosa, CA were White. These 3,166 graduates mean that there were 2.57 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,230 graduates.

The median property value in Santa Rosa, CA is $386,100, which is 1.99 times larger than the national average of $194,500. Between 2014 and 2015 the median property value increased from $370,100 to $386,100, a 4.32% increase. The homeownership rate of Santa Rosa, CA is 52.7%, which is lower than the national average of 63.9%. People in Santa Rosa, CA have an average commute time of 21.2 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Santa Rosa, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,050

Median Household Income

±$1,554

64,088

Number of Households

±886

In 2015, the median household income of the 64,088 households in Santa Rosa, CA grew to $61,050 from the previous year's value of $60,758.

The following chart displays the households in Santa Rosa, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2015, the median property value in Santa Rosa, CA grew to $386,100 from the previous year's value of $370,100.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Santa Rosa, CA compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Santa Rosa, CA the largest share of households have a property value in the $300k-$400k range.

This chart shows the households in Santa Rosa, CA distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Santa Rosa, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The following chart displays the households in Santa Rosa, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Santa Rosa, CA have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Santa Rosa, CA have a shorter commute time (21.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (24.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.84% of the workforce in Santa Rosa, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Santa Rosa, CA compared to its parent geographies.